Judicial Release was denied

[RLF5400]

My girlfriend's Judicial Release was denied today.. I can say two things,, I'll never vote for this judge again! Second, when I see so many JD decisions made in a few weeks time. This judge took his good old time to rule,, almost using up the 60 day time limit... I lost all my faith in our judicial system... And this judge having no compassion...



On my girlfriends physical in admissions,, they discovered several suspicious lumps in her breast.. A month later they found yet another after a sonogram procedure, with the first two enlarging. They wanted to perform a biopsy, that my gal refused and had to sign a paper of refusal.. All for good reason. Stating that staph infections run rapid there. She doesn't shave not wanting to be subjected to any open wounds.. I wholeheartedly agreed. Plus I question the quality of the medical treatments at ORW.. Then if there was need for any surgery,, I can't imagine anyone going through such a traumatic experience alone.. And being put in irons makes it even worse! Only to be sent back with no pain killers... Anyhow our attorney added the medical condition to the brief, as my girl wanted to see her own doctors outside of prison... Plus how would shortening my girls time by a few months hurt anyone? Let's keep the country safe, by keeping women locked up.. And they call this justice!


Sorry for the rant. Although I wasn't holding my breath for the early release ruling,, I was really hoping for the best.. I have to wonder,, if it wasn't for bad luck, my girl wouldn't have any luck at all... and never given a break...Now I have to find away to tell her..

[missingdee]

Man, that is rough. I hope that those lumps they've found aren't anything serious. Sorry to hear the motion was denied. Sometimes, swift justice (so to speak) would be nice - if you know you're going to deny a motion, just deny it, don't sit on it for 2 months while we all get a little older and grayer.
-E

[RLF5400]

Originally Posted by missingdee

Man, that is rough. I hope that those lumps they've found aren't anything serious. Sorry to hear the motion was denied. Sometimes, swift justice (so to speak) would be nice - if you know you're going to deny a motion, just deny it, don't sit on it for 2 months while we all get a little older and grayer.
-E

Thanks missingdee,

I hear you about swift justice... Our attorney has a pretty good rapport with the judge. Practiced with him for over twenty years. From the Judge's body language, along with the length of time the judge took to make his decision he thought we'd get the release.... Wrong!

My Sweetheart hasn't called me yet this morning. Usually calls me by seven AM. And I'm still don't know how best break the bad news to her... I haven't an hour's sleep all night, fretting over all this. I just had my hopes up way too much. And feel as if my legs were taken from under me... While letting my girl down again...

This whole journey has taken a big toll on me... The burden has been overwhelming me since my lady has been taken away.. Besides not getting my Loved one back early,, to settle my shortcomings.. I was hoping that she would be here to help send her four kids off to school that begins in the end of August..Now I have to do it alone... I have no one else to turn too,, yet I can't, and won't let these kids down!

Another one of the problems that I had deal with... I don't have legal custody of the children, so I'm limited on taking care of them. My gal's ex is a total looser and can't be found, nor anyone else. Plus they have no medical insurance... The 15 year old daughter had a sever tooth ache... And couldn't even sleep at night.. It's impossible to find a dentist to help this young lady without one of the parents.. I just couldn't sit back to witness the pain she was going through... I won't tell you how I solved the problem. But I sat right next to the child, held her hand while the dentist worked his magic yesterday afternoon.. And this morning she's doing Great! Another situations solved. Now I'm waiting for the next shoe to drop... I face situations such as this ever week...

I really trying to do everything the best I can on my own.. but I feel so hopeless, helpless at times. Not to speak about my emptiness... I continue to break down at the drop of a hat. I know that God will not burden me with more than I can handle,,, but I sure wish that he'd give me a break...

[Tookie1132]

As far as the children go I just KNOW that there is something that can be done for them in their parent's absence! I mean, there is no income to speak of, right? No child support from their father and your girl is not able to financially support them right now. They should be able to apply for medicaid and you should be able to be their temporary guardian. I would talk to your girl about this and suggest to her that you go to Department of Family Services and speak to a caseworker about your situation. They should be able to help you out with medicaid and probably even food stamps for the kids. It is not fair that these children fall through the cracks and it sounds like you are doing all that you can but your hands are somewhat tied because you are not a legal guardian. Good luck!